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LBD
Library Book Discussion
LBD (Library Book Discussion) is an online book discussion for teens. Teens across America are encouraged to discuss the book of month.
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Participating Libraries
Dover Town Library
Dover, MA
Grinnell Library
Wappingers Falls, NY
Homer Township Public Library
Homer Glen, IL
Placer County Library
Auburn, CA
Shrewsbury Public Library
Shrewsbury, MA
Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
Warren, OH
Previous Books
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Leaving Protection by Will Hobbs
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Previous Posts
- Find information on the book at http://www.petehau...
- Invisible by Pete Hautman
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- What did you think of the “sigil” that Doug makes?
- How do the teens in school treat Doug? Do you thi...
- What did you think of Doug’s parents?
- At what point in the story did you begin to think ...
- What was the importance of the model bridge?
- Do you think that the Doug was always the way he i...
- What did you think of the book’s ending?
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8 Comments:
At the end of the story is Doug dead or hallucinating again about Andy?
I enjoyed this book!
I get asked that question a lot, as you can imagine. The truth is, I don't know! The ending can be read in more than one way. Maybe Doug is dead and experiencing some sort of weird afterlife. Or maybe he is in a coma in the burn unit. Or maybe he is institutionalized and hallucinating. Or maybe there is an other explanation. But no matter how you choose to read it, things are not going well for Dougie.
Are Dougie's descriptions of Andy accurate or is Dougie describing what he thinks Andy would have become?
dang, i should probably finish the book before i read these spoiler comments, huh?
Hi Jody,
Pete Hautman here. Since the entire book is from Dougie's point-of-view, it's impossible to say how accurate his recollections of Andy might be. And because Andy was a few years younger than 17 when he died, Dougie has to invent a good deal of what he perceives Andy to be. So I'd say that most of what we see of Andy is a product of Dugie's imagination.
Doug was so strange! I think his parents handled the situation horribly. If you were the parent of Doug, would you have locked him up a long time ago?
I don't have any kids, so it's hard to say what I'd do. But I don't think I'd lock him up. I like Doug. But I might keep a closer eye on him. --Pete H.
did you have to research on mental illness?
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